Faucet



Aug. 13, 1935. H. wAYl-:R

FAUCET Filed Feb. 19, 1935 HENRY WAYER VL.. (Ittorneg Patented Aug. 13, 19,35

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 3 Claims.

' This invention relates to faucets and especially to the type having a reciprocable sliding spigot,

*head or valve for opening and closing ports and passages. The invention will be particularly useful in the drawing of water, beer or other. liquids where it is desired to draw them as simples oras mixtures.

An object of the invention is to provide an improved, simplied and compact construction by l0 means of which, for example, either hot or cold water or mixed hot and cold water can be drawn at will. Incidentally there is shown herein means whereby the soit valves or port covering parts can be tightened or compressed to compensate for u wear or to stop leaks, said compressing means being normally confined within the casing but rendered easily accessible for accomplishing those purposes. Other objects may be deduced from the disclosure herein.

2o The invention is embodied in the example of preferred construction herein particularly shown and described, the features of novelty being nally claimed. A Y

In the accompanying drawing- Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a construction according to the invention.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view partly broken off of the construction shown in Fig. l and with the valve moving means omitted.

Fig. 3 is a vertical section on the line III-III Fig. 2 showing the valve proper. in position to draw cold water.

Fig. 4 is a section like Fig. 3 showing the valve proper moved into position to draw a mixture of hot and 'cold water.

Fig. 5 is a section line Fig. 3 showing the valve proper in position to draw hot water. Fig.. .6 is a section like Fig. 3 showing the valve in position to shut off both waters. Fig., 7 is a section on the'line VII-VIIIFig 2 looking toward the right. ,'F

In the views the character Ill designates the valve casing, the chamber of which is of elongated cylindrical form. Said casing has at one side a cold water inlet or connection I I and at the opposite side a hot water inlet or connection I2. Said inlets at their interior terminals are spaced apart in the chamber in respect to the length of the said cylindrical chamber. The wall forming the lower portion of the cylindrical chamber is provided with `orifices I3 and I I4 shown as coinciding annularly with approximately one half the inner terminals of the inlets at ports I I and I2 respectively, the liquid owing 5l? through said ports and orices when the valve is ,moved into position to permit dischargeV into spout or conductor I5 common to such orices and inlets.

The valve proper, head or port covering means includes a stern I6 having therein a permanent 5 head member I'I of metal, a packing or cover member I8 of leather, fabric, rubber or other suitable compressible material, a movable spoollike member I9 of metal, a second cover member 20 of material similar to that of member I8, and 10 a metal compressor plate 2I. The compressor plate 2| is backed by a nut 22 threaded on the stem adapted to be turned up on the threaded end of the stem so that both cover members can be compressed in an axial direction and thereby 15 bulged or expanded radially at their rims to make a close or water-tight t with the bore of the cylinder.

The said cylinder at its rear end is closed with a threaded cap 23 so that when the latter is re- 20 moved access with a wrench to the compression nut 22 can be had either by the owner or a plumber to tighten up the valve, and stop a leak, or, ifthe valve becomes difcultly workable, loosen it a little. 25

The ports for the cold and hot water can be on the same sideand not at opposite sides of the cylinder as shown in Fig. 2 but spaced transversely of the cylinder as indicated in the illustrations Figs. 3 to 6 inclusive. 30

For practical application in the wash basins andbath tubs it is preferable to have the connections for cold and hot water at opposite sides oi the valve case as shown in Fig. 2.

In the illustrations Figs. 3 to 6 inclusive, the 35 cold Water ports are for, convenience, represented by broken circles. The operation would be the same whether said ports are at' the same or at opposite sides the operation depending upon the relative position transversely of the lengthv of 40 the cylinder.

With the valve in the position shown in Fig. 3

.cold water only is discharged; with the valve positioned as shown in Fig. 4' hot and cold water are 'mixed and discharged; it being observed that 45 by a slight movement of the valve stem in one direction or the other the hot andfcold waters may be varied in their proportions to each other so as to draw water of the desired temperature. The same operation will be useful in mixing other 50 'liquids beers for example. With the valve positioned as shown in Fig. 5 hot water only is discharged and with the position of the valve as shown in Fig. 6 all of the ports are closed and the compression nut 22 in position to be turned after the cap 'is removed. It is, o1' course. convenient but not necessary to have the water cut 0E when the nut is to be turned.

For moving the valve the stem can be engaged with a lever having a handle 3| at onel end and a link y32 at its other end'connecting it to the case as shown in Fig. l and an arcuate arm 33 provided with indicia to aidv in determining the position of the valve to be obtained by moving the handle.

What I claim isz- 1. A valve of the reciprocating piston type inclu/ding a casing provided with two uid inlet ports, and two fluid outlet ports annularly corresponding in the casing to cooperate with said inlet ports, said inlet ports spaced apart longitudinally in said casing'and said outlet ports spaced apart to coincide partially only with annularly opposite areas of the respective inlet ports, a reciprocable stem in said casing vhaving thereon two port-covering heads with a fluid channel between them, said heads adapted to be moved at will in said casing to either open or close all of said ports or to establish soie iiuid communication between either of said inlet ports` and its corresponding outlet port and to vary 'the two uid supplies through said S#inlet ports and through one of said outlet ports."

2. A valve of the sliding piston-type including a casing having two distinct fluid inlet ports and two distinct iluid outlets ports spaced apari longitudinally in said casing, the latter annularly alined and pairing with said inlet ports, a stem having thereon two port-closing heads spaced apart on said stem to cause at will by movement of said stem' communication between either or both pairs of said annularly alined ports and the closing of all said ports.

3. A valve of the reciprocating piston type, including a casing provided with two fluidT inlet ports and two uid outlet ports, said inlet ports spaced apart longitudinally of said casingV and said inlet ports also similarly spaced apart and coinciding annularly with the ports of said inlets, a. reciprocable stem 'in said casing having thereon two covering heads With a iluid channel between themand adapted to be moved at will in said casing to either open or close all of said ports or to establish sole lfluid communication between one inlet port and the port ofthe coinciding outlet, or to establish iluid conrimunicationv between the other inlet port and its coinciding outlet port.

HENRY WAYER. 

